The latest from FDAPublic health emergency response and other updates from FDA since our last MCMi email include:
- Updates on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) (also see information below)
- May 15, 2024: Podcast: Considerations for Drug Products that Contain Nanomaterials
- May 15, 2024: FDA Voices: Protecting and Advancing the Health of Women Through Policy, Research, Education and Outreach
- May 13, 2024: FDA’s Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories launched an improved online Regulatory Science Tool (RST) Catalog to enhance search and browse capability as well as allow for long-term growth in published tools.
- May 13, 2024: FDA added 191 devices to the list of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML)-enabled devices legally marketed in the United States by 510(k) clearance, granted De Novo request, or premarket approval.
- May 13, 2024: FDA issued a safety communication to warn patients, caregivers, and health care providers not to use Cue Health’s COVID-19 tests due to an increased risk of false results.
- May 9, 2024: Charging medical devices the wrong way can lead to overheating, which can result in fires, minor injuries, or serious burns. FDA offers tips to help charge medical devices safely.
- May 8, 2024: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), FDA, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a Joint Regulatory Plan for Biotechnology
- May 8, 2024: New web page: Facts about FDA and Animal Welfare, Testing & Research
- May 6, 2024: FDA and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are seeking comment on a draft glossary of clinical research terms related to innovative clinical trial design (also see information below)
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HPAI response updates Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in dairy cows In a May 10 update, FDA confirmed that all 297 samples from FDA’s national survey of retail dairy products were found to be negative for viable highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (H5N1 HPAI) virus. On May 20, for continued transparency, FDA provided additional information on our retail sample survey. While FDA collected the 297 samples at retail locations in 17 states, these retail samples represent products produced at 132 processing locations in 38 states. Retail samples were collected between April 18-22, 2024, and represent a snapshot in time. This testing did not detect any live, infectious virus.
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NIH and FDA seek commentDraft glossary of clinical research terms related to innovative clinical trial design On May 6, 2024, FDA and NIH published a request for information (RFI) seeking public comments on a proposed glossary of clinical research terminology. This glossary is intended to facilitate communication within the clinical research community by helping establish a common vocabulary to more uniformly characterize clinical research. FDA and NIH identified and developed definitions for 37 terms related to innovative clinical study designs. The public comment period will be open through June 24, 2024. |
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